Let water that’s moved mountains shape you.

Waterfalls

As home to more than 250 waterfalls, it's no wonder Transylvania County in North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains is known as the Land of Waterfalls. Visit Looking Glass Falls in Pisgah National Forest, where you can swim under falling water. Enjoy a leisurely drive on the Waterfalls Byway, or slip down Sliding Rock, a 60-foot natural waterslide. In the nearby Nantahala National Forest, feel the rush of walking behind 80-foot Dry Falls, or visit Chimney Rock State Park to see 404-foot Hickory Nut Falls, which played a starring role in The Last of the Mohicans.